Wateen
Girl name · #1806 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 112 baby girls were named Wateen, placing it at #1806 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,071 girls born in 2025 was named Wateen.
The 13-year story
Wateen first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 112 babies and a rank of #1796. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Wateen per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Wateen in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Wateen is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Wateen will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Wateen is most common
Geography matters for names, and Wateen is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Wateen is most common in MI (0.6 per 1,000), NY (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Wateen is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Wateen
Statistically, parents drawn to Wateen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Chosen, Lowen, Taleen, Chosyn, and Chozyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Wateen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1796 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2462 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2757 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3827 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8875 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wateen a popular girl name?
Wateen ranked #1806 among girls in 2025 with 112 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Wateen most popular?
Wateen peaked in 2025, when 112 American girls received the name (ranked #1796 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Wateen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,071 newborn American girls was named Wateen. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.